10-year-old boy drowns in flooded pond

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday found a 10-year-old boy who was drowned in a flooded pond in Lelen Kudu village, Buji Local Government Area, Jigawa State.

The Public relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State, CSC Adamu Shehu, in a statement in Dutse on Sunday, narrated that the boy went swimming in a pond in Lelen Kudu village alongside his friends when he drowned. He noted that incident occurred on Saturday.

The statement read: “The Command, on Saturday, 24th of September 2022 at about 1300hrs received a report of drowning incident involving a 10-year-old boy in a local pond where he went swimming. He was later identified as Sule Ya’u of Lelan Kudu Village, Buji LGA.

“The sad incident occurred when he went swimming along with friends in the morning around 1130hrs but disappeared in the water. His body was later recovered after two hours of search and rescue operations in the flooded pond by local divers.

“On reaching the hospital, he was certified dead and was handed over to his parents for proper burial.

“Meanwhile, the State Commandant, Musa Alhaji Mala (CC), said the Command will not relent in admonishing parents not to allow their wards to be going swimming in the flooded ponds, rivers, and surface waters.”